Biblical Success = Running Our Race - Guide Unto Our PathSample

My Purpose -To be used up for God as I completely fulfill His plan for my life, and to honor God through obedience in allowing Him to live His Life through me as; Husband (Jerusalem), Father (Judea and Samaria), Grandfather & Minister (To the ends of the Earth). My roles and goals that help me make my purpose practical to follow.

As a son of God - To honor God through obedience to His Word and His Spirit in life situations.

As Husband - Loving Bonnie unconditionally, sacrificially, as Christ loves His Church. Praying for her. Meeting her needs for affirmation, security, and freedom to be herself. To cherish her and help her to feel safe and loved.

As Father - To Beth, Sarah, and Leah by loving and communicating with them, affirming them, and, as far as I am able, modeling for them an example of a heart hard after God. To share what I have with them.

As Grandfather –To be a godly grandfather for Jake, Garrit, Aubrey, Jay, Mallory, and Les - staying close to them and encouraging them to know that God loves them by showing them His love through me.

As Minister -To serve the Body of Christ as a minister of encouragement and faithful commitment. To love the Body, to minister wholeness and against sectarianism.

As a Christian citizen - To be involved with Christian candidates and to avoid being entangled with people or causes that do not represent Jesus Christ well.

To steward a Christian business that lives and models what it teaches and goes where God sends it. To be a steward not an owner.

To be a faithful friend and relative, attempting to see the good in others and to put their interests ahead of my own. To always speak the truth, hopefully in the love of Christ.

To faithfully point them to Jesus as the answer to all of life’s problems To share faithfully with them my failures as well as my successes.

To encourage them to have a daily quiet time with Jesus.

Buck Jacobs - Jan.1990

Ok, now the ball is in your court. Use the examples as guides, but prayerfully, ask Jesus to help you to make them personal. Massage them until they stir your heart to remind you in real time of your desires to live in God’s priorities as you understand them. Ask His help. The Helper loves to help us. Commit to the process and press on!